Turbo Badger

Thank you Wally for the start you gave me in my career. Never a preacher, but a true teacher, I wish I could say something more meaningful,apart from, you were an inspiration to me as a young man. Thank you for guiding me down a path that ultimately led me to becoming an Arb AC & more recently an Assessor for the Arb AC scheme. I can genuinely say, that If I hadn't trained and learnt with you, I probably wouldn't have ended up doing either. Thank you so much. Thinking of you and Sylvia- take care my friend. Reg Harris

Can you please change the title of your post? This event is actually a Pest and Disease event with an emphasis on the effects of climate change to P+D. It's aimed at practical arborists, hence the £50 squid price tag, and a good oppurtunity to hang out with David Rose.

Have you thought of using a Petzl shunt instead? They have bits that wear out, and i've been using one for over 20 years.... old git....

We have done a fair amount of this work at our company for the last 10 years, and it has even taken us as far a field as Sweden. I prefer the term Natural Fracture pruning, as i think the idea is to mimic nature rather than create what usually ends up looking like a meat tenderiser. The way it was explained to me, is it is niche work and has to be used in moderation for the right situation. You are pruning with nature conservation in mind, and it is still a developing side of modern arboriculture....so you can't get it wrong.